MINDSET
Fixed Mindset
vs.
Growth Mindset
Carol S. Dweck Ph.D., Stanford University
Social & Developmental Psychologist
Text & Background:
Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success Random
House, New York, NY. Retrieved from
http://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com
/docview/621347768?accountid=12598
Founded in her previous research on:
• Social Cognitive Approaches on Motivation & Personality
• Theories on Personality
• Role of Praise: Person vs. Process
• Beliefs on Intelligence
• Persistence & Potential
Scholarly Journal Articles Available on her Website:
https://www.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/cgi-bin/drupalm/cdweck
Mindset:
• Fixed Mindset:
You have a certain level of
intelligence or talent and that
is all you have to work with…
“I’m not a math person.”
• Growth Mindset:
Through effort and training you
can develop your ability,
intelligence, talent, etc…
”Math is difficult so I have
to work harder.”
Images lifted from:
http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/julia/level-a/solving-math-word-problems/
http://www.hslda.org/cms/?q=blog/math-help
Which one are YOU?
1. You have a certain amount
of intelligence, and you
can’t really do much to
change it.
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Mostly Agree
Mostly Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
http://mindsetonline.com
Relevancy to Practicum:
• Brief Social-Psychological Intervention (targets
thoughts, feelings, and beliefs) with two (one
control ) randomly selected groups of Native
American (Online & F2F) Undergraduate
Students at a Tribal College
• Growth Mindset intervention customized for
Native American population using web-based
delivery method.
Yeager, D. S., & Walton, G. M. (2011). Social-psychological
interventions
in education: They're not magic. Review of Educational Research, 81(2),
267-301. Retrieved from
http://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com
/docview/870288675?accountid=12598
Similar to work conducted by Stephanie Fryberg Ph.D.
• http://www.ais.arizona.edu/people/stephanie-fryberg